Tweak of the week: Open unknown file types with notepad as default

Tweak #5 - august 29, 2001

After applying this tweak, when you click on an unknown file type in explorer, it will be opened with notepad.

The tweak

Look for the following key in your computer's registry:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\Shell

Add a key with this name:

open

Set this keys default value to:

Open with notepad

In this key, add a key with this name:

command

Set this keys default value to:

notepad "%1"

This will already put "Open with notepad" in the context menu.
To make it the default action, go back to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\Shell

and set this keys default value to:

open